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“Princess” Nancy Pelosi Should Be King

November 18, 2011

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain isn’t really making a name for himself as a champion for women. With allegations from at least four women that he sexually harassed them, and possibly sexually assaulted one, you’d think he’d dial back the …

Mississippi “Personhood” Amendment Isn’t About Saving Babies

November 7, 2011

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How would you feel if your doctor declared, “No more birth control for you!” Or what if your life was at risk because you had an ectopic pregnancy and doctors wouldn’t operate on you for fear of being charged with …

Who Runs the World?

November 2, 2011

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Who runs the world? Exactly who you thought. Just don’t make me learn this dance to take part!…

Herman Cain: Do Claims of Sexual Harassment Matter?

October 31, 2011

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To the extent that you’ve been paying attention to the 2012 presidential campaign, you’ve probably heard of Herman Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza guy who has this 9-9-9 plan for taxes and fixing the economy. No one, probably least of …

Miss Representation: A Must See Movie

October 21, 2011

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“You can’t be what you can’t see.” That’s how the award-winning film Miss Representation begins, a movie that takes a critical look at negative portrayals of women in the media and how that undermines the ability of today’s generation …

Don’t Know What to Tell My Daughters on Women’s Equality Day

August 26, 2011

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I sometimes use my experiences as PunditGirl’s mother as a lens through which to view issues that are important to me. But PunditGirl isn’t the only daughter in my life. I also have two adult step-daughters. They don’t need …

Women + Social Media = Political Empowerment

August 14, 2011

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The theme running through my new book, Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America, is empowerment. It’s tough to get any traction for the voices of anyone other than guys when guys are the …

My Book Mothers of Intention is Here!

August 11, 2011

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You’ve probably noticed that nice promo box I’ve got sitting at the top right section of this site mentioning that my book Mothers of Intention: How Women and Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America is for sale! Yes!! Finally, …

Michele Bachmann and Newsweek

August 10, 2011

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Many political observers thought that when Hillary Clinton gave us those 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, that finally, FINALLY, women were going to be taken seriously as leaders. Unfortunately, those in the media who are more concerned with …

Michele Bachmann and Me

July 28, 2011

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Michele Bachmann and I had lunch together. It’s true! She even had these lovely Tea Party cookies! OK, there were about 200 other people in the room, too. But we were both eating in the same place at the same …

Betty Ford: Stealth Feminist and Role Model

July 10, 2011

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If someone were to ask you for your list of top political feminists, former First Lady Betty Ford would probably not be on that hit parade. But she should be. Betty Ford passed away last week at the age of …

Supreme Court Tells Women to Shut Up and Go Home — Again

June 21, 2011

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The Supreme Court has told one and a half million women who work at Wal-mart, in essence, be grateful you have jobs even if you make less money and get promoted less than men. Now, shut up and go home.…